Ancient Black Egyptian Mau

He is a medium size cat with a muscular body and a slightly rounded wedge shaped head topped with medium size to large ears.

Ancient black egyptian mau. Many documents found from the dawn of the new kingdom on make it obvious that the cat was an integral part of daily life as well as a worshipped deity. The other hand are artificial fur colors which emerged due to occasional mutations followed by selective breeding. The spots on a egyptian mau are typically charcoal or jet black depending on the coats other colors. Black also occurs from time to time.

There is genetic and archaeological evidence to support this. In addition to those colors already. As such they are one of the oldest breeds of cat in existence today. Black can also be registered as a mau but cannot be bred or shown.

Gold and black bird logo art of ancient egypt ancient egyptian deities egypt miscellaneous egypt png 1024x983px 947 17kb egyptian mau ancient egypt bastet egyptian gods cat like mammal carnivoran png 810x1300px 432 53kb. Inherent to the egyptian mau. With hind legs slightly longer than the front legs he gives the appearance of standing on tiptoe on his small dainty feet. An egyptian drawing dated to 1400 b c.

The body is lithe and well muscled but not overly slender. The flap gives the cat added agility and contributes towards his extreme jumping ability and speed. The word mau meant cat or sun in ancient egypt and there is no question that the egyptians revered the cat both as a god and as a treasure. Bronze is the most natural hence most occurring color.

There is a loose flap of skin that extends from the last rib towards the rear legs. They probably descended from small african wild cats who also have the distinctive spotted coat. Papyri and frescoes dating back as far as 1550 b c. Depicts a cat that looks just like the egyptian.

The egyptian mau is the fastest of the domestic cats with its longer hind legs and unique flap of skin extending from the flank to the back knee which assists in running by allowing the legs to stretch back farther providing for greater agility and length of stride. Nicknamed the pharaoh cat the egyptian mau has captured the hearts of cat lovers worldwide with their sweet personality and playful nature. Silver and smoke on. As with many excellent jumpers the rear legs are longer than the forelegs.

As their name implies the egyptian mau breed has its origins in ancient egypt. The cat s coat aside from the spots may be silver bronze or smoke colored. This makes it distinct from other spotted cats like the bengal which may have a more reddish coat. The mau s most striking characteristic is his spotted coat in silver bronze or smoke pale silver fur tipped in black closely followed by his large gooseberry green eyes.

They have actually being clocked at 30 miles per hour and are one of the fastest of all domestic cats. Maus have been clocked running more than 48 km h 30 mph. Native maus however have a bigger variety in fur colors.